the BLOG

A collection of real Wisconsin weddings, meaningful moments, and stories told as they unfolded. Here you’ll find full wedding days, favorite venues, and glimpses into the celebrations we’re honored to document.

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This Pope Farm Conservancy engagement was beautiful! We are so excited for Bree & Lee as they get ready to tie the knot!

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John and I met these adorable humans at a huge Madison bridal show this past January. We LOVE those winter wedding shows because we get to meet so many beautiful people (like Samantha & Sean!), and it’s pretty amazing how much you can figure out about a couple by just observing them from afar. 🙂 […]

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Ah, these two. You’ll know exactly what I mean in just a moment as you look through their Vilas Park engagement photos. Beth + Brett are best friends, meant to be, better together, and all of the stuff we LOVE photographing. Looking at these two just makes you smile… and we’re reminded, yet again, why […]

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I had such a great time with Ashlee & Mitch during their Madison engagement photography session. It started out raining, even though the forecast had 0% (really, ZERO percent) rain and showed nothing on the radar (c’mon!). These two were champs, though; and it was definitely worth enduring a few sprinkles. Can you believe that […]

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I’ve had the honor twice this summer of photographing the weddings of girls I grew up with. The first one was Irina & Nick’s wedding, and the second one is this one – Lauren & Caleb’s High Point Church wedding! Interestingly enough, my two sweet sisters were maids of honor in each of these two weddings, so […]

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Oh, my heart. Irina and Nicholas’ Madison wedding was full of so. much. heart. From the love these two have for each other to the friends and family gathered around them as they prepared and pledged their lives to one another, there was no lack of soul-moving love. I met Irina over ten years ago (I […]

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